Donovan
Wilson
S
#6
Donovan Wilson
Dallas CowboysHeight : 6' 0" · Weight : 204 lbs · Age : 31
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 71 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 82 | 44 | 38 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 88 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 101 | 77 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 71 | 48 | 23 | 3.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Dallas Cowboys | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Advanced stats, 2025 Safeties
NFL stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular safeties: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
71
38th percentile
Interceptions
2
72th percentile
Passes defended
5
41th percentile
Targets in coverage
35
Yards allowed
329 yd
Yards allowed per target
9.4 yd
29th percentile
Passer rating allowed
121.3
16th percentile
Missed tackle rate
16.5 %
5th percentile
Tackles for loss
3
62th percentile
Defensive snaps
921
59th percentile
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.0
Games
16
WAR 2025
-0.1
Games played
15
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per game, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average, over the games expected from his availability in the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20221.0 WAR · 0.059 per game
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.007 per game
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.006 per game
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.007 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
-16 · 30 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
62
Depth player
- COV
- Coverage
- 61
- BAL
- Ball skills
- 77
- TCK
- Tackling
- 60
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 70
Why these ratings?Hide details
- COV — Coverage : Yards and passer rating allowed per target
- BAL — Ball skills : Ball carrier: fumbles avoided. Defender: interceptions and passes defended
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | INT | PD | Yds/tgt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | DAL | 15 | -0.1 | 25 | 62 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | DAL | 17 | -0.1 | 28 | 71 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | DAL | 15 | 0.1 | 60 | 84 | 78 | 2 | 3 | 8.5 |
| 2022 | DAL | 17 | 1.0 | 93 | 81 | 97 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 2021 | DAL | 9 | 0.1 | 42 | 78 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 |
Donovan Wilson in five questions
What are Donovan Wilson's stats in 2025?
Donovan Wilson has 2 interceptions and 5 passes defensed in 15 games in 2025.
How old and how tall is Donovan Wilson?
Donovan Wilson is 31 years old. He is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 205 lb (93 kg).
How good is Donovan Wilson?
Donovan Wilson produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025, 61st of 82 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 25 out of 100: below average for his position.
What number does Donovan Wilson wear, and what team does he play for?
Donovan Wilson plays for Dallas Cowboys in the NFL, at S, and wears number 6.
What is Donovan Wilson's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.0 WAR in 2026, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
